Small Holiday "gift"

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The full shot of the Enviropod, that is also seen on SOTL2011 center page.

Comments

  1. SojournerDecember 19, 2010

    Hi Mark!
    Great closeup! I cannot believe the amount of detail you model! It's just amazing. Sorry to hear you won't be in the Ent-F contest, though many unscrupulous fans have entered your Aventine.

    Also, I wanted to post a design I was inspired to create after seeing your SOTL2011 image. This is the DY-700, one of the first warp cargo ships created by earth. http://s479.photobucket.com/albums/rr153/seattle221/cargoship/

    obviously I am not the modeler/artist you are, but I think the ship came out looking rather nice and utilitarian. Modeled in Sketchup and rendered with Kerkythea.

    Cheer!

    Sojourner

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  2. TallguyDecember 20, 2010

    Outstanding. I won't get to see the calendar until Christmas morning, but this will be a favorite. Outstanding. See? People can do "scale" without eight tons of greebles!

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  3. MarkDecember 20, 2010

    Sojourner! Nice work! I saw it before of course, but I still think it's a very plausible design. :) Cool!

    Tallguy:
    Thanks! Happy Holidays! :)

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  4. Breen P.October 22, 2013

    Hi Mark, this model is beautiful. I have always been fascinated with this ship. I took the liberty of modifying this picture to set the ship in a proper background. I hope you like it.
    https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1403195_783453346559_2097233724_o.jpg

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  5. MarkOctober 24, 2013

    Cool stuff Breen! :) Thanks!

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